Summary
- Arthur Hayes announced that the Ethereum (ETH) season has begun.
- He forecasted a boom in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT sectors, and stated that the Maelstrom fund will acquire top assets in each DeFi field.
- He further predicted that if the Ethereum price rises, the overall related sectors will skyrocket.

BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Arthur Hayes has announced the start of the Ethereum (ETH) season.
On the 16th (local time), Arthur Hayes stated on X (formerly Twitter), "Ethereum season has started," and added, "It's time to make a new profile picture." He changed his X profile picture to a CryptoPunk. CryptoPunk is a famous non-fungible token (NFT) based on Ethereum.
He went on to say, "A boom in decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFTs will come," and commented, "The Maelstrom fund will acquire the top assets in each DeFi sector." He further predicted, "If Ethereum continues to rise, all related sectors will surge."

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